Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Mary, Tehran

The Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Mary (Greek: Ελληνορθόδοξος ναός του Ευαγγελισμού της Θεοτόκου; Persian: کلیسای ارتدوکس یونانی سنت مری تهران), also known as the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation of the Mother of God, is located in Tehran, Iran.[1]

Inaugurated in 1951, it was founded to serve the once-vibrant Greek community of Tehran, which by the 1960s and 1970s, prior to the Islamic Revolution (1979), numbered 3,000 people.[1] When founded, the church was located at the intersection of the Roosevelt and Takht-e Jamshid streets.[1] These streets were renamed Taleghani and Mofatteh respectively, after the Islamic Revolution.[1]

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Sources

  • Venetis, Evangelos (2018). "GREEKS IN MODERN IRAN". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica (Online ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation.


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